WWII
What political ideology emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, one leader, and suppression of opposition?
Fascism
What type of warfare did the Viet Cong often use against U.S. forces?
Guerrilla warfare
What plan gave economic aid to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Marshall Plan
A group seen as different or outside one's identity is called what?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage?
Loving v. Virginia
Name the main Axis Power during WWII.
Germany, Italy, or Japan
What type of war involves indirect conflict without direct fighting between major powers?
Proxy war
What term describes the fear of communism in the United States during the 1950s?
Red Scare
What law outlawed discrimination in public places and employment?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What Supreme Court case required police to inform suspects of their rights?
Miranda v. Arizona
What project developed the atomic bomb during WWII?
The Manhattan Project
What event occurred when the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What term describes periods of relaxed tensions during the Cold War?
Détente
What type of tests were banned to protect voting rights?
Literacy tests
What communist leader ruled the Soviet Union during much of the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
Name the Japanese cities where the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What alliance was formed by the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe?
Warsaw Pact
What law banned discrimination in housing in 1968?
Fair Housing Act
What famous boxer refused to be drafted into the Vietnam War?
Muhammad Ali
What international organization was created after WWII to prevent future wars?
United Nations
What event in 1964 led Congress to give the president more power to escalate the war?
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
What military alliance included the United States and Western Europe?
NATO
What farm worker leader organized grape boycotts?
Cesar Chavez
What U.S. president began withdrawing troops from Vietnam?
Richard Nixon